The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1887-06-24
Letter From Boston.
Communicated.
VIM. BRoMwELL

Truly, "Peace hath her victories no less
renowned than war!o The walls of the
old Cradle of Lihe,tv-Faneuil Hall-has
resounded with eloeuent words of loyalty
from southern lips; the hand-claspings Of
the blue and the gray; the well rounded
greetings and timely programmes that has
made up the fulness of the days and hours
of sojourn of R. E. Lee Encampment Of
Confederate Veterans at the Hub, is truly
la picture for the rear side Of the canvass;
showing how the heroes of two armies by
peaceful endeavors accomplished more by
frat ernal greetings and honest expressions
rightly understood, than they oftimes did
by fierce onslaughts and heoric charges at
the front. Never before has Faneuil Hall
held such an assembly as gathered there
June 18th, to do honor to citizens of our
common country-typifying the growing
sentiment of peace and good will among
| the brave who have survived the inevitable
fats of time and war of a quarter century
ago-to honor government for tn e freed
ON that one fought to sustain and the other
occupying as common heritage to be
perpetuated for all time, under the Mace
cedonian Cry, Gonna and help us''
On looking back into the grim visaged face
of war. where with lowering brow and awful
scars-the vast pity of it" fills the heart
that awakens the retrospect-such scenes
as has TRANSFERRED in our midst within the
last few days, is Gettysburg of more glor-
ious proportions of peaceful ending than
was that of such terrible havoc to the time
ly existence of the ranks of the blue and
gray. The eloquent speeches of Senator
Hoar, Henry Cabot Lodge, and others on
behalf of John A. Andrew Post G.. A. r.,
and Hon. John Goode, Congressman Geo
D. Wise and others on the part of r. E.
Lee Encampment, were all expressive of
the true sentiment that peryades the hearts
and minds of our veteran soldiery of today
as to further estrangement between sections.
1t would foreshadow that political parties
must rectify their lines on new issues or
see them broken down by such demonstra-
tons as these, for the blue and the gray
are
Side by side in the national life
And shoulder to shoulder are we
For the carnage OF death and sectional str te
Shows now in peace our love can be.
All that could be done to make the visit
of the gray-coated and gray-haired veter-
ans one of lasting remembrance was fully
consecrated, and, the only money received
from them during their sojourn among us
was the Confederate Treasury Bill, which
was current only as mementoes of the oc-
casion and passed at high prelIium. If
the Confederate wished to purchase any ar
ticle of his fancy, his wants had been antic-
ipated by the j. A. Andrew boys, who will
foot all the bills, as pre-arranged to the ut
ter surprise of the Confederates at this in
genious yankee trick of whole souled hos
pitality.
The r. f. Lee Encampment are the first
body of Confederates TO visit the north
since the war, and it is expected that the
spirit OF IraLeFnlZdLlOu Will NC CAtcuuSu W
other Confederate Organizations and the
good work continued throughout the length
and breadth OF the land.
The Lee Encampment all testify to the
generous assistance rendered them by the
J. A. Andrews Encampment, in organic
ing and aiding their Disabled comrades and
in furnishing a fitting and suitable meeting
place at Richmond.
Gen. Fitz Hugh lee did not accompany
theEncampment owing to pressing executive
duties then at hand. Aside from excursions
down the harbor and visits to innumerable
objects of interest, they have visited Lynn
and other towns near Boston; taking part
in the Anniversary Dedcations at Bunker
Hill; and expressed themselves utterly
surprised at having undertaken to whip all
these people.
G.P. w.